Running Against the West
In the upcoming Russian elections, the only real opponent that Putins party is facing has no face, no name, and no spot on the ballot.
Kosovo in the Balance
Like a bad cold that won’t go away, the Kosovo question continues to plague international diplomacy long after it was expected that it would be resolved.
Make Your Own Foreign Policy
With the policymakers who have steered our country in the wrong direction absent from Washington, now is the time for YOU to start making US foreign policy.
Memo to the President, 2020
Although we are currently considered revisionist historians, I believe that my End of Empire books definitively establish that the financial crisis that the United States experienced in 2007 was the key element in destroying our position in the world.
Distrusting the Russians (Again)
The West should be careful about alienating Putin.
The Elephants of Missile Defense
Moscow and Washington are on a crash course over missile defense. Even Putin’s surprise offer at the G8, columnist Frida Berrigan points out, will not likely avert collision.
And You Thought the Cold War Was Gone For Good?
The administration’s plan to install anti-ballistic missiles in Poland is being greeted with healthy skepticism is Congress.
Kosovos Tricky Waltz
Kosovo is on its way to becoming the latest piece of former Yugoslavia to achieve nationhood. But a bumpy road lies ahead.
Misreading Russia
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Is Russia Really That Authoritarian?
The West often perceives Putins Russia as a one-man dictatorship, but analysts in Moscow point instead to a startling crisis of corporate management.
Central Asia Between Competition and Cooperation
Are China and the United States playing a new great game in Central Asia or do the two powers have more in common in the region than even they currently realize?
The Post-Abundance Era
We’re so beyond the Cold War and September 11th that weve entered a new era altogether. FPIF columnist Michael T. Klare warns us all to get ready and tighten our belts.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Fueling Climate Change
How the European multilateral development bank is contributing to climate change in the former Soviet Union
Colombia
Although violence is often blamed on the drug trade, the roots of violence run much deeper. A multiplicity of actors create a veritable kaleidoscope of violence.